Kelli's
up to12%American · $$ · Douglas
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 more
30 Bar/Club/Lounge restaurants in Chicago that earn more on your cards
Chicago has 30 Bar/Club/Lounge restaurants in our listings: 30 take a dining program and none has a card perk. Most common price: $$ (moderate). Top neighborhoods: Gold Coast (5), West Loop (3), and River North (2).
30 restaurants
Parlay Lincoln Park
up to12%American · $$ · Sheffield & DePaul
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreProst!
up to12%Bar/Club/Lounge · $$ · Sheffield & DePaul
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreRye Deli & Drink
up to12%Bagels · $$ · West Loop
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreDoc B's Restaurant & Bar
up to8.8%American · $$$ · Gold Coast
American Express Gold Card + Eat Around Town
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+6 moreKit Kat Club
up to8%Entertainment · $$$ · Wrigleyville
American Express Gold Card + Bilt Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 more
- Restaurants
- 30
- Neighborhoods
- 21
- Cuisines
- 16
- Dining programs
- 14
- With a card perk
- 0
The 3 best cards to bring to dinner in Chicago
Ranked by what each card earns across this city's restaurants at our point valuations, counting the dining program that pays most at each one. Card credits aren't counted. AAdvantage Dining (29 restaurants) and SkyMiles Dining (29) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 30 restaurants. American Express Gold Card tops the list here on its own dining rate — ≈$6.00 on a $100 dinner before any program.
American Express Gold Card
$325 annual fee
≈$6.00 on a $100 dinner
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Chase Sapphire Reserve
$795 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
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Chase Sapphire Preferred Card
$95 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
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14 dining programs that pay in Chicago
Dining programs pay on top of your card. Join one, link a card, and every meal at a participating restaurant earns twice.
- AAdvantage Dining29 restaurants1–5 miles per $1
- SkyMiles Dining29 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- MileagePlus Dining29 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- Rapid Rewards Dining29 restaurants0.5–3 points per $1
- Hilton Honors Dining29 restaurants2–8 points per $1
- IHG Dine & Earn29 restaurants1–8 points per $1
- Atmos Rewards Dining28 restaurants0.5–5 points per $1
- TrueBlue Dining27 restaurants1–3 points per $1
- Eat Around Town27 restaurants4–6 points per $1
- Dine Out with Wyndham25 restaurants1–5 points per $1
- Rakuten Dining24 restaurants5% back
- Bilt Dining22 restaurants1 point per $1
- Upside18 restaurantsUp to 11% back
- inKind11 restaurants20% back
15 cuisines in Chicago
Bar/Club/Lounge in 21 Chicago neighborhoods
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